Main Entry: en·try

Pronunciation: \ˈen-trē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural entries

Etymology: Middle English entre, from Anglo-French entree, from feminine of entré, past participle of entrer to enter

Date: 13th century

1 : the right or privilege of entering : entrée
2 : the act of entering : entrance
3 : a place of entrance: as a : vestibule, passage b : door, gate
4 a : the act of making or entering a record b : something entered: as (1) : a record or notation of an occurrence, transaction, or proceeding (2) : a descriptive record (as in a card catalog or an index) (3) : headword (4) : a headword with its definition or identification (5) : vocabulary entry
5 : a person, thing, or group entered into something (as a contest or market) <the latest entries in the computer market> <judge the entries in the writing contest>